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Mariana Jaramillo


26 Apr 2022
Santa Elena, Valle del Cauca (Colombia)
Murdered

TDoR list ref: tgeu/tdor2022/22-Apr-2022/Mariana Jaramillo

Mariana Jaramillo
Mariana Jaramillo [photo: 90minutos.co]

Mariana's body was found in a rural area of Palmira near Santa Elena on Tuesday 26th April.

She was a member of Movimiento de Mujeres Unidas y Empoderadas and a former candidate for Miss Trans Palmira.

A woman identified as Mariana Jaramillo and who was part of the LGTBIQ+ community; she was assassinated in Palmyra. According to the authorities, the young woman's body was found in a rural area of Palmira, very close to the corregimiento of Santa Elena.

The victim was a former candidate for Miss Trans Palmira and was a member of Movimiento de Mujeres Unidas y Empoderadas [the Movement of United, Diverse and Empowered Women].

After the murder, various LGTBIQ groups not only from Palmira, but from all over Valle del Cauca; They are asking the authorities to thoroughly investigate this case .

Mariana Jaramillo, a member of organización Mude [Movimiento de Mujeres Unidas y Empoderadas] and a trans woman who works as a sex worker, was found dead in the village of Pomo. How many more lives do we trans people have to lay down?

https://www.elpais.com.co/judicial/asesinan-a-excandidata-al-reinado-miss-trans-en-una-zona-rural-de-palmira-valle.html

https://www.elespectador.com/colombia/mas-regiones/asesinaron-a-mujer-trans-en-el-valle-del-cauca/

https://www.eluniversal.com.co/colombia/asesinan-a-excandidata-al-reinado-miss-trans-en-zona-rural-de-palmira-KN6483408

https://www.hoydiariodelmagdalena.com.co/archivos/662698/asesinan-a-excandidata-al-reinado-miss-trans-en-zona-rural-de-palmira/

https://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/cali/el-extrano-asesinato-de-excandidata-de-reinado-en-el-valle-668280

https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2022/04/28/hallaron-el-cadaver-de-mujer-trans-reportada-como-desaparecida-en-el-valle-del-cauca/

https://www.ciudadregion.com/regiones/valle-del-cauca/cali/hallaron-cuerpo-sin-vida-de-mujer-trans-en-el-cerrito-valle

https://90minutos.co/judicial/una-mujer-trans-fue-asesinada-en-la-zona-rural-de-palmira-27-04-2022/

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=372537121474674&set=a.105924408135948&type=3

https://twitter.com/redcomunitariat/status/1519026439873515522

Report added: 1 May 2022. Last updated: 8 Nov 2022

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